Blue Sky research

…partners for convergence of novel developmental science approaches. Embracing complexity: We decompose “wicked problems” and search for solutions for complicated questions. Social Sciences is a discipline that is complex by…

Open science

…Data sharing: We share data when possible, according to the standard of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)[https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection_en]. Data of published manuscripts are available for re-analysis. We are also open to…

Ruth Frans

…in adolescents is further encouraged. Ruth has a background as a sociologist for developing countries, with a focus on education. Throughout her career she has been involved in working with…

Societal impact and outreach

Connecting to society: We strongly believe that results should be clearly communicated and made accessible to the wider public. We often present our results in interviews, newsletters, E-magazines, blogs, social…

Yolijn Aarts

…and facilitates communication between the Steering Committee and all applicants. Yolijn has a background in psychology and obtained her Master in Youth and Adolescent psychology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam…

Kitty de Vries

…visibility of the GUTS project. This involves overseeing the social media strategy, maintaining the website, and managing the project’s newsletter. With a background in cognitive neuropsychology and a master’s in…

Equal opportunities and talent development

…traditionally underrepresented groups; we defined smart goals to achieve a better representation of all talents in academia. The core team ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ continuously monitors and aims to improve our…